How Will You Give This Christmas?

Leave a comment below to let us know what charity you plan to help this holiday season.

How Will You Give This Christmas?

Leave a comment below to let us know what charity you plan to help this holiday season.

Christmas is the season of giving, and Patch wants to know what charity or group you are giving to this year. The American Red Cross released a poll in November in which most Americans said that they will continue to donate to charity this holiday season. In fact, most people said that their giving to political causes and Hurricane Sandy relief efforts will not reduce their year-end gifts to charity. The Red Cross poll also said that friends play a large role in charitable giving. Half of all donors (51 percent) said they would donate if a friend talked to them personally about a charity. So now Patch is asking you: What charities do you plan to help this Christmas? Will you donate to the Salvation Army or Toys for Tots? Will you volunteer…

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Pete Waldmeir, GP Woods

5:15 pm on Friday, December 7, 2012

My favorite for the last 35 years has been the Old Newsboys Goodfellow Fund of Detroit, a 98-year old 501(C)(3) charity that this year hopes to raise $1.2 million to provide 32,000 Christmas packages stuffed with warm clothing, hats, gloves, toys, dolls, books, candy and a host of other gifts for kids aged 5-13 in Detroit, Harper Woods, Highland Park and River Rouge. Send tax deductible checks to…   more ›

10 Metro Detroit Charities Compete in Suburban Collection $40K Giveaway

Vote daily for your favorite charity in The Great Charity Giveaway from now through 5 p.m. Friday.

Ten Detroit-area charities are competing for $40,000 this week in The Great Charity Giveaway sponsored by The Suburban Collection. Sign up for the Trenton-Grosse Ile Patch newsletter. Established last year by the Troy-based automotive retail group, the winners of this year’s annual competition will be determined by visitors to The Suburban Collection’s website, www.SuburbanCollection.com, or their Facebook page.  In voting earlier this month, 10 charities were selected as finalists from 76 organizations nominated by local supporters. The 10 finalists are: “Our area is blessed to have so many groups who provide vital services to the citizens of Southeastern Michigan,” said David T. Fischer, chairman and CEO of The Suburban Collection.  “…

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Andy Ross Charity Motorcycle Ride Elizabeth Park

Andy Ross Charity Motorcycle Ride revs up in Trenton for charity.

The 11th annual iteration of the Andy Ross Charity Motorcycle Ride was held at noon on Saturday, June 18, at Elizabeth Park in Trenton. The route took riders 45 miles out to the Milan Dragway, and then take the scenic route back via the area’s Metroparks.

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